NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A474C

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2024	print number 474c
Jun 03, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to health
Apr 02, 2024	print number 474b
Apr 02, 2024	amend and recommit to health
Feb 02, 2024	print number 474a
Feb 02, 2024	amend and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Jan 09, 2023	referred to health

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2023-A474 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4909
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A10733, S8355
2019-2020: A6728, S1907
2021-2022: A4848, A9910, S8834
2025-2026: A203, S5294

2023-A474 - Summary

Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program.

2023-A474 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    474
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
   tals to conduct an annual safety and security assessment and develop a
   violence prevention program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2831 to read as follows:
   §  2831.  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM.  1.  WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
 VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING HEALTH CARE
 WORKERS, PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. THE PROGRAM SHALL, AT A  MINI-
 MUM, INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   2.  BEGINNING  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, ALL HOSPITALS
 SHALL CONDUCT, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, A SAFETY AND SECURITY  ASSESSMENT
 AND  DEVELOP A SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN. AS PART OF THE PLAN, A HOSPITAL
 SHALL ADOPT SECURITY  POLICIES  INCLUDING  PERSONNEL  TRAINING  POLICIES
 DESIGNED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS, AND VISITORS FROM AGGRESSIVE OR
 VIOLENT  BEHAVIOR. THE ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSIDER LIMITING AND REGULATING
 VISITOR ACCESS THROUGH A SECURE PRIMARY  ENTRANCE,  IMPLEMENTING  STRONG
 VISITOR  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF VISITOR SCREENING TECH-
 NOLOGIES THAT INCORPORATE THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION BADG-
 ES TO ALL VISITORS ENTERING  THE  HOSPITAL.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  ANNUAL
 ASSESSMENT  AND  DEVELOPING  THE  PLAN,  THE HOSPITAL SHALL CONSULT WITH
 AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT
 OR AGENTS, IF ANY, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL  MEDICAL  STAFF  AND  MAY
 OCCUR  THROUGH  ESTABLISHED  HOSPITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEES AND
 EXISTING LABOR MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEES.  PERSONS  REGULARLY  ASSIGNED  TO
 PROVIDE  SECURITY  IN  A  HOSPITAL  SETTING  SHALL BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED
 REGARDING THE ROLE OF SECURITY IN  HOSPITAL  OPERATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02307-01-3

 A. 474                              2
 
 IDENTIFICATION  OF AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT PREDICTING FACTORS AND MANAGE-
 MENT OF VIOLENT DISTURBANCES.
   3. THE ANNUAL SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE FACILITY'S LAYOUT, ACCESS RESTRICTIONS AND PHYSICAL AND STRUC-
 TURAL  LAYOUT  CONCERNS  THAT  COULD  LEAD  TO ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF
 PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL;
   (B) THE IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT STAFFING, INCLUDING SECURITY PERSONNEL TO
 DELIVER SECURITY;
   (C) ADEQUATE POLICY AND TRAINING TO RESPOND TO VIOLENT ACTS;
   (D) THE CRIME RATE IN SURROUNDING  AREAS,  LIGHTING,  AND  EFFORTS  TO
 COOPERATE  WITH  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  REGARDING  VIOLENT ACTS IN THE
 FACILITY;
   (E) PROTECTIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION,  ALARMS  AND  ACCESS
 CONTROL;
   (F)  THE  HANDLING  AND IDENTIFICATION OF DISTURBED PATIENTS, VISITORS
 AND EMPLOYEES;
   (G) THE HANDLING OF THREATS AND THE PRESENCE OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  MAY
 POSE A RISK OF VIOLENCE;
   (H) HOSPITAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS;
   (I)  MECHANISMS  FOR ENSURING APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMUNI-
 CATION AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN STAFF; AND
   (J) SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO MEET THE  NEEDS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  MENTAL
 ILLNESS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION SAFEGUARDS.
   4.  THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN SHALL SPECIFY METHODS TO REDUCE IDEN-
 TIFIED RISKS,  INCLUDING  TRAINING,  INCREASED  STAFFING  AND  SECURITY,
 EQUIPMENT  AND  FACILITY  MODIFICATIONS.  EVERY  HOSPITAL SHALL MAKE THE
 SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN AND OTHER ASPECTS OF  THE  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION
 PROGRAM  AVAILABLE,  UPON  REQUEST,  TO  ITS EMPLOYEES, THEIR DESIGNATED
 REPRESENTATIVES AND TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2023-A474A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4909
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A10733, S8355
2019-2020: A6728, S1907
2021-2022: A4848, A9910, S8834
2025-2026: A203, S5294

2023-A474A - Summary

Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program.

2023-A474A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  474--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
   tals to conduct an annual safety and security assessment and develop a
   violence prevention program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2831 to read as follows:
   §  2831.  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM.  1.  WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
 VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING HEALTH CARE
 WORKERS, PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. THE PROGRAM SHALL, AT A  MINI-
 MUM, INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   2.  BEGINNING  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, ALL HOSPITALS
 SHALL CONDUCT, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, A SAFETY AND SECURITY  ASSESSMENT
 AND  DEVELOP A SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN. AS PART OF THE PLAN, A HOSPITAL
 SHALL ADOPT SECURITY  POLICIES  INCLUDING  PERSONNEL  TRAINING  POLICIES
 DESIGNED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS, AND VISITORS FROM AGGRESSIVE OR
 VIOLENT  BEHAVIOR. THE ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSIDER LIMITING AND REGULATING
 VISITOR ACCESS THROUGH A SECURE PRIMARY  ENTRANCE,  IMPLEMENTING  STRONG
 VISITOR  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF VISITOR SCREENING TECH-
 NOLOGIES THAT INCORPORATE THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION BADG-
 ES TO ALL VISITORS ENTERING  THE  HOSPITAL.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  ANNUAL
 ASSESSMENT  AND  DEVELOPING  THE  PLAN,  THE HOSPITAL SHALL CONSULT WITH
 AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT
 OR AGENTS, IF ANY, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL  MEDICAL  STAFF  AND  MAY
 OCCUR  THROUGH  ESTABLISHED  HOSPITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEES AND
 EXISTING LABOR MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEES.  PERSONS  REGULARLY  ASSIGNED  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02307-02-3

 A. 474--A                           2
 
 PROVIDE  SECURITY  IN  A  HOSPITAL  SETTING  SHALL BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED
 REGARDING THE ROLE OF SECURITY IN  HOSPITAL  OPERATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE
 IDENTIFICATION  OF AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT PREDICTING FACTORS AND MANAGE-
 MENT OF VIOLENT DISTURBANCES.
   3. THE ANNUAL SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE FACILITY'S LAYOUT, ACCESS RESTRICTIONS AND PHYSICAL AND STRUC-
 TURAL  LAYOUT  CONCERNS  THAT  COULD  LEAD  TO ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF
 PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL;
   (B) THE IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT STAFFING, INCLUDING SECURITY PERSONNEL TO
 DELIVER SECURITY;
   (C) ADEQUATE POLICY AND TRAINING TO RESPOND TO VIOLENT ACTS;
   (D) THE CRIME RATE IN SURROUNDING  AREAS,  LIGHTING,  AND  EFFORTS  TO
 COOPERATE  WITH  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  REGARDING  VIOLENT ACTS IN THE
 FACILITY;
   (E) PROTECTIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION,  ALARMS  AND  ACCESS
 CONTROL;
   (F)  THE  HANDLING  AND IDENTIFICATION OF DISTURBED PATIENTS, VISITORS
 AND EMPLOYEES;
   (G) THE HANDLING OF THREATS AND THE PRESENCE OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  MAY
 POSE A RISK OF VIOLENCE;
   (H) HOSPITAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS;
   (I)  MECHANISMS  FOR ENSURING APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMUNI-
 CATION AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN STAFF; AND
   (J) SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO MEET THE  NEEDS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  MENTAL
 ILLNESS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION SAFEGUARDS.
   4.  THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN SHALL SPECIFY METHODS TO REDUCE IDEN-
 TIFIED RISKS,  INCLUDING  TRAINING,  INCREASED  STAFFING  AND  SECURITY,
 EQUIPMENT  AND FACILITY MODIFICATIONS.  THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE THAT EACH
 HOSPITAL HAVE AT LEAST ONE OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  OR  TRAINED
 SECURITY  PERSONNEL  BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
 OF SUCH HOSPITAL.  EVERY HOSPITAL SHALL MAKE  THE  SAFETY  AND  SECURITY
 PLAN  AND  OTHER  ASPECTS  OF THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE,
 UPON REQUEST, TO ITS EMPLOYEES, THEIR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES AND  TO
 THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2023-A474B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4909
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A10733, S8355
2019-2020: A6728, S1907
2021-2022: A4848, A9910, S8834
2025-2026: A203, S5294

2023-A474B - Summary

Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program.

2023-A474B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  474--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  DINOWITZ,  SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Health in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
   tals to conduct an annual safety and security assessment and develop a
   violence prevention program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2831 to read as follows:
   §  2831.  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM.  1.  WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
 VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING HEALTH CARE
 WORKERS, PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. THE PROGRAM SHALL, AT A  MINI-
 MUM, INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   2.  BEGINNING SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, ALL HOSPITALS
 SHALL CONDUCT, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, A SAFETY AND SECURITY  ASSESSMENT
 AND  DEVELOP A SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN. AS PART OF THE PLAN, A HOSPITAL
 SHALL ADOPT SECURITY  POLICIES  INCLUDING  PERSONNEL  TRAINING  POLICIES
 DESIGNED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL, PATIENTS, AND VISITORS FROM AGGRESSIVE OR
 VIOLENT  BEHAVIOR. THE ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSIDER LIMITING AND REGULATING
 VISITOR ACCESS THROUGH A SECURE PRIMARY  ENTRANCE,  IMPLEMENTING  STRONG
 VISITOR  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF VISITOR SCREENING TECH-
 NOLOGIES THAT INCORPORATE THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION BADG-
 ES TO ALL VISITORS ENTERING  THE  HOSPITAL.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  ANNUAL
 ASSESSMENT  AND  DEVELOPING  THE  PLAN,  THE HOSPITAL SHALL CONSULT WITH
 AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENT
 OR AGENTS, IF ANY, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL  MEDICAL  STAFF  AND  MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02307-04-4

 A. 474--B                           2
 
 OCCUR  THROUGH  ESTABLISHED  HOSPITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEES AND
 EXISTING LABOR MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEES.  PERSONS  REGULARLY  ASSIGNED  TO
 PROVIDE  SECURITY  IN  A  HOSPITAL  SETTING  SHALL BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED
 REGARDING  THE  ROLE  OF  SECURITY IN HOSPITAL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE
 IDENTIFICATION OF AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT PREDICTING FACTORS AND  MANAGE-
 MENT OF VIOLENT DISTURBANCES.
   3. THE ANNUAL SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE FACILITY'S LAYOUT, ACCESS RESTRICTIONS AND PHYSICAL AND STRUC-
 TURAL  LAYOUT  CONCERNS  THAT  COULD  LEAD  TO ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF
 PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL;
   (B) THE IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT STAFFING, INCLUDING SECURITY PERSONNEL TO
 DELIVER SECURITY;
   (C) ADEQUATE POLICY AND TRAINING TO RESPOND TO VIOLENT ACTS;
   (D) THE CRIME RATE IN SURROUNDING  AREAS,  LIGHTING,  AND  EFFORTS  TO
 COOPERATE  WITH  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  REGARDING  VIOLENT ACTS IN THE
 FACILITY;
   (E) PROTECTIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION,  ALARMS  AND  ACCESS
 CONTROL;
   (F)  THE  HANDLING  AND IDENTIFICATION OF DISTURBED PATIENTS, VISITORS
 AND EMPLOYEES;
   (G) THE HANDLING OF THREATS AND THE PRESENCE OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  MAY
 POSE A RISK OF VIOLENCE;
   (H) HOSPITAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS;
   (I)  MECHANISMS  FOR ENSURING APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMUNI-
 CATION AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN STAFF; AND
   (J) SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO MEET THE  NEEDS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  MENTAL
 ILLNESS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION SAFEGUARDS.
   4.  THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN SHALL SPECIFY METHODS TO REDUCE IDEN-
 TIFIED RISKS,  INCLUDING  TRAINING,  INCREASED  STAFFING  AND  SECURITY,
 EQUIPMENT  AND FACILITY MODIFICATIONS.  THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE THAT EACH
 HOSPITAL HAVE AT LEAST ONE OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  OR  TRAINED
 SECURITY  PERSONNEL  BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
 OF SUCH HOSPITAL.  EVERY HOSPITAL SHALL MAKE  THE  SAFETY  AND  SECURITY
 PLAN  AND  OTHER  ASPECTS  OF THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE,
 UPON REQUEST, TO ITS EMPLOYEES, THEIR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES AND  TO
 THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2023-A474C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4909
Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A10733, S8355
2019-2020: A6728, S1907
2021-2022: A4848, A9910, S8834
2025-2026: A203, S5294

2023-A474C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program.

2023-A474C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  474--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  DINOWITZ,  SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Health in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee
   --  recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi-
   tals to develop a violence prevention program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2831 to read as follows:
   § 2831. VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 1.  EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH THE CENTERS FOR
 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES  CONDITIONS  OF  PARTICIPATION  REGARDING
 EMERGENCY  EVENTS  (42  C.F.R § 482.15(D)(1) AND 24 C.F.R 482.15(A)) AND
 THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE STANDARDS OF ANY ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION BY  THE
 CENTERS  FOR  MEDICARE  AND  MEDICAID SERVICES UNDER WHICH SUCH HOSPITAL
 MAINTAINS ACCREDITATION PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH STANDARDS ARE  COMPARABLE
 TO  THOSE  ESTABLISHED  BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON HEALTH CARE ORGANIZA-
 TIONS.
   2. GENERAL HOSPITALS LOCATED IN A CITY OR COUNTY WITH A POPULATION  OF
 ONE  MILLION OR MORE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE OFF-DUTY LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR TRAINED SECURITY  PERSONNEL  BE  PRESENT  AT  ALL
 TIMES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, EXCEPT IN EMERGENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
 REQUIRE A LARGE SECURITY PRESENCE ELSEWHERE IN THE FACILITY.
   3.  GENERAL  HOSPITALS  LOCATED  IN A CITY OR COUNTY WITH A POPULATION
 LESS THAN ONE MILLION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT  LEAST  ONE  OFF-DUTY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02307-06-4

 A. 474--C                           2
 
 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR TRAINED SECURITY PERSONNEL ON PREMISES AT ALL
 TIMES  IN  A  MANNER  THAT PRIORITIZES PHYSICAL PRESENCE NEAR, OR WITHIN
 CLOSE PROXIMITY TO, THE  EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENT  OF  SUCH  HOSPITAL  WITH
 DIRECT  RESPONSIBILITY  TO  THE  EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  GENERAL  HOSPITALS  DESIGNATED  AS
 CRITICAL  ACCESS  HOSPITALS, SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OR RURAL EMERGENCY
 HOSPITALS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, IF ANY SUCH HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES  INCREASED
 RATES  OF  VIOLENCE OR ABUSE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL EVIDENCED
 BY INTERNAL REPORTING PURSUANT TO THE  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM  OR
 REPORTS  TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK WITH SUCH CRIT-
 ICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OR RURAL EMERGENCY  HOSPI-
 TAL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION OVER
 A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the two hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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